Leheita said a physiotherapist from the medical staff of Salah's Liverpool club was at Grozny to help, and denied the English club was pressuring the Egyptians not to play Salah before he is fully fit.

GROZNY: Mohamed Salah, a star attraction ahead of football´s 2018 World Cup in Russian Federation, has made headlines for a smiling photo with Ramzan Kadyrov, strongman of Chechnya where his Egypt team have set up camp.

However, Salah expressed reassurance and high hopes on Sunday, "I'm excited".

However Egypt team doctor Mohamed Abou El-Ela placed some caution on any hopes Salah will play a part against Uruguay in their Group A opener this Friday.

"We can't push him to play the opening match because we care about his future".

Salah shot to football super-stardom after he presented an exceptional season with both Liverpool and the Egyptian National Team, sweeping awards such as the Golden Boot.

Egypt, who are in Group A along with hosts Russia, Saudi Arabia and Uruguay, faced the South Americans Uruguay on Friday, June 15, before taking on Russia on June 19 and Saudi Arabia on June 25.

Egypt will take on Uruguay in their first World Cup game since 1990, you will be able to stream all the action Live & Exclusive from the Ekaterinburg Arena with beIN SPORTS CONNECT. The opening match will take place with Russian Federation on 19 June.

"FIFA's decision to use Grozny for a World Cup team camp is absolutely shocking and outrageous", Human Rights Watch associate director Jane Buchanan told The Associated Press earlier this year.

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